Improvement in band-knives



F. couLoN.

Band Knives.

Patented JuneMZOLIBH,

No. 116,027. l

FREDERICK CCULON, CE ROCKECRD, ILLINCIsAssIGNCR To HIMSELE, 'ELIAS UNITED STATE's -NAsH0LD, AND JACCR MARTIN, 0F sAME PLACE.v

IMPROVEMENT IN BAND-KNIVES.

Specicatien forming part of Letters Patent No. 116,027, dated .Tune 20, 1871.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK CoULoN, ofl Rockford, in the county of Winnebago and State oi' Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Band-Knife 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionv of the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to thc lettersof reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to that cla-ss of knives which is provided with serra-ted edges for the purpose of cutting straw bauds, and consists in the specific construction ofthe knife, as will be fully described hereinafter.

In the drawing isshown a side elevation of l my improved band-knife.

' To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invent-ion, I will now proceed to of the cutting-edge, by which means the hand is removed from Contact with briers, thistles,

a', the latter being provided for the double Vpurpose of raising the hand above the cuttingline and of furnishing a guard'to prevent the hand fromb'eing crowded forward onto the serrated edge, asset forth.Y 4

, This speciication signed and witnessed this 25th day of March, 1871. 1

- FREDERICK GOULON.

Witnesses:

G. W. FORD, YD. LAMONT.

PATENT OFFICE. 

